Nine days after an earthquake in Turkey, former Newcastle winger Christian Atsu is still unaccounted for, and his agency is pleading for extra assistance in the search and rescue operation.
Atsu is still missing, according to Nana Sechere, despite the fact that two pairs of his shoes were discovered amid the wreckage.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday was reported as missing the day after the Ghanaian international went missing.
Atsu’s representative, Nana Sechere, provided an update through Twitter and stated that the search was still continuing on but that some of Atsu’s possessions had been found.
“It has been 9 days since the earthquake and we still have not located Christian. I am at the quake site in Hatay with Christian’s family.” he wrote.
🚨 Christian Atsu’s agent Nana Sechere has shared this heart-wrenching update.
What a terrible situation. 😔
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“Yesterday we received confirmation that thermal imagery was showing signs of up to 5 lives, however, I am told that the only real confirmation of life is through sight, smell, and sound, and unfortunately we were not able to locate Christian.
“Things are moving incredibly slow and as a result of that many rescues are being delayed, and lives are being lost due to the lack of resources available to the workers. It is unfortunate that the club is not on the ground with us, side by side, in the search for Christian.
“We implore the President of the club and mayor of Hatay, Lütfü Savaş to provide additional resources to speed up the rescue efforts …”
The former Newcastle United and Chelsea man moved to Turkey last September and scored his first goal for Hatayspor just hours before the devastating earthquake. To date, the disaster has claimed the lives of over 35,000 individuals.
Ref: africanews
